[unfamiliar]

I don’t really have anything to compare it to as I have never used a proper video camera. So I’m just comparing it to the average YouTube video quality I guess.

The main problem that I see is compression artefacts, especially in complex scenes with a lot of motion. For example filming a person or pet moving against a background of grass or gravel, or the camera panning across complex terrain. I even got it really badly just filming waves going in and out on the beach.

I know these are tough situations for to handle but it feels like bumping the bitrate would help a lot.

[whynotminot]

> So I’m just comparing it to the average YouTube video quality I guess.

Dude this isn’t 2011. The “average YouTuber” these days is shooting on full frame Sonys, Blackmagic, or even RED.

[unfamiliar]

If you don’t have any constructive input why reply?

[coldtea]

He has though: that "youtuber quality" can be misleading as a criterium for iPhone video quality, as major youtubers nowadays use high end devices.

If you don't have video experience, then you might find it subpar when actually you compare it to impossible standards and 10x more expensive gear and lenses.

[whynotminot]

Sorry, it seemed to me that you didn't realize that you were comparing your phone to the same cameras used for actual film productions.

YouTube is not a shoestring operation anymore, filmed with whatever point and shoot digital camera is at hand, and for most even semi-popular creators it hasn't been like that for some time now.

I thought it would be constructive to point out that most pro or semi-pro YouTubers are now using top of line kit, with full post-production pipelines tailored to YouTube.

If you know this already and yet still expect your iPhone to match up, then ok, perhaps you're right and there isn't a constructive conversation here.